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On The Way again
May 25, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: The 2010 movie 'The Way', with Martin Sheen, about pilgrims on the Camino has been re-released. It's as fresh and poignant as ever.
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Watching ‘Belfast’ in Belfast
February 9, 2022
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Kenneth Branagh's film 'Belfast' has much to recommend it, but it does not illuminate much with regard to the Troubles.
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The Devil wears Prada: an Ignatian perspective
November 15, 2019
BRENDAN McMANUS :: The promise of glamour and prestige in the ruthless fashion industry brings the protagonist to an 'Ignatian moment' of facing the truth and making a choice
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Three chords and the truth
October 9, 2019
BRENDAN McMANUS :: A review of 'Wild Rose', the 'redemption story' of a country music singer.
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Film review: Blinded by the light
September 9, 2019
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Review of 'Blinded by the light', a gem of a movie in which Javed, a Pakistani boy growing up in Thatcher's Britain, turns for meaning to the...
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Review of Spotlight
March 24, 2016
Best Oscar this year went to 'Spotlight', the story of the Boston Globe's investigation into child sex-abuse in the Church in Boston. Brendan Staunton SJ reviews it here.
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REVIEW: The Avengers: Age of Ultron
May 6, 2015
FILM REVIEW FROM AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC OFFICE FOR FILM AND BROADCASTING :: This recent release is an entertaining, worthy successor to the Marvel Avenger movies that have preceded it
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Review: Cinderella
April 2, 2015
FILM REVIEW FROM AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC OFFICE FOR FILM AND BROADCASTING :: This version of Cinderella is one of great charm, a pleasure to watch, entertaining and often funny, with some...
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Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
March 20, 2015
FILM REVIEW FROM AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC OFFICE FOR FILM AND BROADCASTING :: This sequel to the very successful 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' (2011) is just as charming as the original. It...
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April 11, 2024 - Irish Jesuit Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ was installed as the Bishop of Down and Connor, the second largest diocese in Ireland, on Sunday 14 April.
May Messenger
April 10, 2024 - May is the month of Our Lady; she is a prominent feature in this month's Messenger.
Exploring a just wage
April 9, 2024 - The latest 'Working Notes' from the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice explores the nature of a 'just wage' and how it might be implemented.
Speaking up for Gaza
April 8, 2024 - The Society of Jesus worldwide says it is scandalous that residents of Gaza are starving and warmongers are not brought to account.
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